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Kevin Theophile-Catherine joins St Etienne

Mon Aug 18, 2014 8:39 am

Cardiff City defender Kevin Theophile-Catherine joins French Ligue 1 outfit St Etienne

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Having been left out of Cardiff City's opening two league matches, Kevin Theophile-Catherine has returned to France, to join St Etienne on a one-year loan deal with an option to buy.

Cardiff City defender Kevin Theophile-Catherine has left Cardiff City for St Etienne - according to reports in France .

French news agency RMC claim the 24-year-old has joined the Ligue One outfit and quote a source close to the player as saying: "Kevin has always loved AS Saint-Etienne. This is a family club that corresponds to him," and claim that he has already said goodbye to his team mates in South Wales.

St Etienne chief executive Roland Romeyer confirmed they had completed the deal for the player they had been chasing since the start of the window, before his team's home match against Stade de Reims tonight.

L'Equipe report the versatile defender, who can play right back or centre back has signed an initial one-year loan deal, with an option to buy at the end of it.

The France U21 international is expected to complete his medical tonight.

Link: http://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/foot ... ne-7628545

Re: Kevin Theophile-Catherine joins St Etienne

Mon Aug 18, 2014 8:41 am

I thought they would struggle to offload him, Kimbo should be next :bluescarf: :bluescarf: :ayatollah: :ayatollah: